Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from an active weekend of racing, which featured the triumphant return of Maximum Security from an extended layoff in the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar and other key developments:
Author: News
Revered Race Caller Tom Durkin Was a Master at His Craft
When Tom Durkin walks down Broadway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., it is almost as if he is stepping back in time. Fans often stop him to remind him of one of his legendary race calls and to express their appreciation for his extraordinary career. Those conversations mean the world to Durkin. “You’re walking down the street and somebody stops you and has something really nice to say to you about you,” said Durkin. “I don’t know that a lot of people go through this world experiencing something like that. It’s one of the great blessings of my life.”
$29,652 Total Investment Yields $173,912 Payoff In Del Mar Pick Six
A single Pick Six ticket holder playing an $8 base price ticket took down Del Mar's Sunday pool to the tune of $173,912. The $8 base means there was a single ticket hitting the $2 bet four times.
The bettor played a total of $29,652 on the wager and cashed when Canadian Ginger captured the 11th and final race of the day to pay $8.20 to win.
The winning horses in the sequence were Race 6 — #9 Songofthedesert ($5.60); Race 7 — #10 Sweet River Baines ($114.40); Race 8 — #7 United ($4.80); Race 9 – # 10 Friar's Road ($4.00); Race 10 — #2 Galilean ($4.40), and #11 Canadian Ginger in the nitecap.
In the case of a solo ticket, the bettor wins both the main Pick Six pool and the Jackpot pool.
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‘A Dream Come True’ As Keith James Asmussen Rides First Winner
You couldn't have witnessed a prouder moment than that of Hall of Fame trainer, Steve Asmussen and his wife Julie watching their first born son, Keith James Asmussen, ride his first winner in the nightcap at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Sunday.
Sunday was Stars of Texas Day featuring two $75,000 stakes races celebrating Texas-bred horses, but the most exciting race of the day was the finale when Keith won by just a head at the wire aboard Inis Gulaire. The entire place erupted in screams and cheers, more than witnessed here in recent memory.
Keith rode his first race at Lone Star on June 15, and had ridden a total of sixteen races finishing 2nd four times and third twice. It wasn't until race number 17 that he finally caught the elusive victory.
A beaming Keith was almost speechless after the win but managed to get out an excited, “It's a dream come true.” He then added, “You know Lone Star has been open for 24 years and I'm 22. My earliest memories are of coming here, so to get a win here is just surreal.”
Inis Gulaire, a 3-year-old son of Bernardini is trained by his father, Steve who said, “You know the amazing horses we've had and how blessed we've been, this is the greatest win we've ever had.”
After the celebration's finally wrapped up in the winner's circle fellow jockeys scooped Keith up in their arms and marched him to the paddock for a dip in the fountain, a tradition here for a rider's first win at Lone Star.
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